MoS Shobha Karandlaje Inaugurates Two-day Regional Level Conference of Labour & Employment in Vijayawada

The Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje,inaugurated a two-day Regional Level Conference of Labour & Employment and Industry Secretaries of States/UTs in Vijayawada today.

The senior officers of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, UT of Puducherry and NCT of Delhi participated in the conference.
Senior officers of the organisations under the Ministry namely Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education and Development (DTNBWED),
Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) and V. V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) werealso present on the occasion. The conference marked the third in a series of five regional conferences planned by the Ministry at different locations across the country, covering
States/UTs and key stakeholders, with the objective to facilitate smooth implementation of the four Labour Codes and deliberating on issues concerning ESIC, EPFO and the Pradhan
Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY).